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1. NASA Sets Preview Briefing, TV Schedule for Space Station Spacewalk
2. Connecticut, New York and Houston Students to Speak Live with Space Station Astronauts

Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 08:25:31 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA Sets Preview Briefing, TV Schedule for Space Station Spacewalk

April 17, 2014

Dan Huot Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-11100

Report #MEDIA ADVISORY M14-072

NASA Sets Preview Briefing, TV Schedule for Space Station Spacewalk

Two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk in the coming week to replace a failed backup computer relay system on the space station's truss The activity, designated U S EVA 26, will be broadcast live on NASA Television and previewed in a briefing at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston at 9:30 a m EDT Friday, April 18

The briefing participants are: -- Mike Suffredini, International Space Station program manager -- Brian Smith, International Space Station flight director -- Glenda Brown, lead spacewalk officer

NASA astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Steve Swanson are scheduled to venture outside the space station Wednesday, April 23, to replace a backup multiplexer-demultiplexer (MDM) that failed during routine testing April 11 The box is one of the station's two external MDMs that provide commands to some of the space station's systems, including the external cooling system, solar alpha rotary joints and mobile transporter rail car

NASA TV coverage of the April 23 spacewalk will begin at 8:30 a m The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 9:20 a m

If Friday's SpaceX cargo launch to the station is postponed, the two Expedition 39 astronauts will conduct the spacewalk Sunday, April 20 NASA TV coverage would begin at 8 a m with the spacewalk scheduled to begin at 8:55 a m

Reporters may attend the spacewalk preview briefing in-person at Johnson or at other participating NASA centers Media representatives who wish to ask questions by phone must call the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 no later than 9:15 a m

The spacewalk will be the 179th in support of space station assembly and maintenance, the ninth in Mastracchio�s career and the fifth for Swanson Mastracchio will carry the designation of EV 1, wearing the spacesuit bearing red stripes Swanson will be EV 2, wearing the spacesuit without stripes

For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/nasatv

For b-roll and other media resources, visit:

http://www nasa gov/stationnews

For more information on the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:33:13 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: Connecticut, New York and Houston Students to Speak Live with Space Station Astronauts

April 17, 2014

Megan Sumner Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601

Report #MEDIA ADVISORY M14-073

Connecticut, New York and Houston Students to Speak Live with Space Station Astronauts

Undergraduate and graduate students from Expedition 39 crew member Rick Mastracchio�s alma maters, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N Y and University of Houston-Clear Lake will speak with him live from the International Space Station at 11:45 a m CDT, Friday, April 18 News media representatives are invited to attend

Mastracchio is gearing up for the third spacewalk of his mission on Wednesday, April 23, to replace a failed multiplexer-demultiplexer relay system He is sixth on the all-time list for most time spent spacewalking The students will ask the astronauts questions about life, work and research aboard the orbiting space station

To attend the event, reporters must contact: --Colin Poitras at (860) 301-6440 or colin poitras@uconn edu for University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn --Peter Grimm at (518) 276-6237 or grimmp@rpi edu for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N Y --Rachel Hobson at (281) 283-2030 or hobson@uhcl edu for University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston

Linking students directly to the astronauts aboard the space station will provide students with an authentic, live experience of space exploration, space study, and the scientific components of space travel and possibilities of life in space

This in-flight education downlink is one in a series with educational organizations in the United States and abroad to improve science, technology, engineering and math teaching and learning It is an integral component of NASA's Teaching From Space education program, which promotes learning opportunities and builds partnerships with the education community using the unique environment of space and NASA's human spaceflight program

For information about NASA's education programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education

For information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

To follow Twitter updates from Expedition 39 astronauts, visit:

http://twitter com/AstroRM

To follow Instagram updates from Expedition 39 astronauts, visit:

http://instagram com/iss

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